Joshua Foss is a dynamic practitioner and advocate for transformative design. He has worked with some of the most innovative projects, developments and guiding philosophies on the planet. Foss is the co-founder and Director of Development at the Ecala Group, a management consulting firm that guides businesses and cities towards ‘net-positive’ developmental outcomes. He is also an ambassador for the Living Building Challenge, the world’s most ambitious building certification standard.
In addition to his work within the built environment, Joshua is adjunct faculty at Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he leads an Introduction to Sustainable Design course for the Master of Arts in Sustainable Design program. Foss carries a master’s degree of his own in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden and spent 5 months within this program researching the feasibility of growing food on urban rooftops.
Furthermore, Joshua is a proven communicator. He has quickly made a name for himself as an international expert in sustainable development and regenerative design, having led over 140 seminars at various trade shows, universities, conferences, festivals and summits the past four years.
Email address: Joshua.foss@gmail.com